Encord raises €50M to build the data layer for physical AI
Encord raises €50M to build the data layer for physical AI

London-based data infrastructure startup Encord has closed a €50 million ($60 million) Series C funding round, led by Wellington Management, with participation from existing backers including Y Combinator, CRV, N47, Crane Venture Partners and Harpoon V…

German AI foodtech startup Foodforecast raises €8 Million to cut ultra-fresh food waste
German AI foodtech startup Foodforecast raises €8 Million to cut ultra-fresh food waste

Cologne-based Foodforecast, a startup using artificial intelligence to improve how food with short shelf lives is forecast and produced, has raised €8 million in a Series A funding round as it scales across Europe. The round was co-led by SHIFT Invest …

Callosum raises $10.25 million to challenge entrenched AI compute models
Callosum raises $10.25 million to challenge entrenched AI compute models

London-based AI software startup Callosum has closed a $10.25 million funding round led by European early-stage venture fund Plural, marking a notable bet on multi-chip AI infrastructure at a time when venture capital remains heavily concentrated in a …

Wayve raises $1.5 Billion in Series D to scale its autonomous driving AI
Wayve raises $1.5 Billion in Series D to scale its autonomous driving AI

London-based autonomous driving startup Wayve has just closed a major funding round, pulling in roughly $1.5 billion and lifting its valuation to about $8.6 billion. The investment positions the company as one of the United Kingdom’s most highly valued…

VoiceLine raises €10M to scale its voice AI platform for frontline enterprise teams
VoiceLine raises €10M to scale its voice AI platform for frontline enterprise teams

VoiceLine, a Munich-based startup that builds voice-first artificial intelligence for enterprise frontline workers, has closed €10 million in Series A funding to accelerate growth, expand its product and bring its technology to more customers across Eu…

Zurich’s Rapidata raises €7.2M to build a real-time human feedback network for AI
Zurich’s Rapidata raises €7.2M to build a real-time human feedback network for AI

A growing number of startups are rushing to build software that thinks fast. But one of the hardest parts of teaching machines to improve isn’t raw computing power, it’s human insight at scale. Zurich-based startup Rapidata has just taken a significant…

Plato closes $14.5M to bring AI automation to wholesale trade
Plato closes $14.5M to bring AI automation to wholesale trade

Plato, a Berlin-based startup, has raised $14.5 million in seed funding to bring generative AI into wholesale distribution, a massive industry that rarely makes tech headlines but quietly moves a significant share of the world’s goods. The round was le…

David Silver is chasing superhuman intelligence with a $1bn seed
David Silver is chasing superhuman intelligence with a $1bn seed

David Silver, a British AI researcher known for his role at Google’s DeepMind lab, has helped build some of the most influential AI systems and is now leading his own ambitious start-up. He is in the middle of raising a $1 billion seed round for his ne…

Stanhope AI raises $8M to build adaptive AI for robotics and defence
Stanhope AI raises $8M to build adaptive AI for robotics and defence

London-based deep tech startup Stanhope AI has closed a €6.7 million ($8 million) Seed funding round to advance what it calls a new class of adaptive artificial intelligence designed to power autonomous systems in the physical world. The round was led …

Stanhope AI raises $8M to build adaptive AI for robotics and defence
Stanhope AI raises $8M to build adaptive AI for robotics and defence

London-based deep tech startup Stanhope AI has closed a €6.7 million ($8 million) Seed funding round to advance what it calls a new class of adaptive artificial intelligence designed to power autonomous systems in the physical world. The round was led …